This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I purchased a set of 4 sears guardsman trailhandler ap tires for my 1995 E-150 econoline van on 4/20/98. The car had 36479 miles at the time. In June 2001, the car began handling as though the allignment was out or a tire needed balancing. Turned out that one tire had a tread separation. Iwas advised that it was only necessary to replace the one tire, but replaced a pair instead. Miles at the time: 50184. Took an extended trip (California to Missouri) and experienced a tread separation blow-out on one of the remaining trailhandlers from the original purchase. Miles at that time: Approx 54000. The blow-out occurred on interstate at highway speed on a left rear tire. The car had begun to ride rough shortly before the blow-out, so I slowed down and positioned myself to get off at the next exit, probably preventing an accident. I swapped out the remaining tires from that set and purchased a different brand of tire.
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- San Diego, CA, USA